A6-7310 vs Phenom II X4 P920
Aggregate performance score
A6-7310 outperforms Phenom II X4 P920 by an impressive 99% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Phenom II X4 P920 and A6-7310 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2562 | 2048 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | 4x AMD Phenom II | AMD A-Series |
| Power efficiency | 3.22 | 6.40 |
| Architecture codename | Champlain (2010−2011) | Carrizo-L (2015) |
| Release date | 12 May 2010 (14 years ago) | 7 May 2015 (9 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Phenom II X4 P920 and A6-7310 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 4 (Quad-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1.6 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Bus rate | 3600 MHz | no data |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 2048 KB |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 28 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 90 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 930 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | - |
Compatibility
Information on Phenom II X4 P920 and A6-7310 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Socket | S1 (S1g4) | FP4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 12-25 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and A6-7310. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 3DNow, SSE (1,2,3,4A), AMD64, Enhanced Virus Protection, Virtualization, HyperTransport 3.0 | MMX, SSE4.2, AES, AVX, BMI1, F16C, AMD64, VT |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| FMA | - | FMA4 |
| AVX | - | + |
| PowerNow | - | + |
| PowerGating | - | + |
| VirusProtect | + | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and A6-7310 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | + |
| IOMMU 2.0 | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and A6-7310. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR3 | DDR3L-1866 |
| Max memory channels | no data | 1 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | AMD Radeon R4 Graphics |
| Enduro | - | + |
| Switchable graphics | - | + |
| UVD | - | + |
| VCE | - | + |
Graphics interfaces
Available interfaces and connections of Phenom II X4 P920 and A6-7310 integrated GPUs.
| DisplayPort | - | + |
| HDMI | - | + |
Graphics API support
APIs supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and A6-7310 integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.
| DirectX | no data | DirectX® 12 |
| Vulkan | - | + |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Phenom II X4 P920 and A6-7310.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
GeekBench 5 Single-Core
GeekBench 5 Single-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses only a single CPU core.
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core is a cross-platform application developed in the form of CPU tests that independently recreate certain real-world tasks with which to accurately measure performance. This version uses all available CPU cores.
Cinebench 10 32-bit single-core
Cinebench R10 is an ancient ray tracing benchmark for processors by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. Its single core version uses just one CPU thread to render a futuristic looking motorcycle.
Cinebench 10 32-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 10 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R10 using all the processor threads. Possible number of threads is limited by 16 in this version.
Cinebench 11.5 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 11.5 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R11.5 which uses all the processor threads. A maximum of 64 threads is supported in this version.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 0.85 | 1.69 |
| Recency | 12 May 2010 | 7 May 2015 |
| Chip lithography | 45 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 25 Watt | 12 Watt |
A6-7310 has a 98.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, a 60.7% more advanced lithography process, and 108.3% lower power consumption.
The A6-7310 is our recommended choice as it beats the Phenom II X4 P920 in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Phenom II X4 P920 and A6-7310, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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